Burton assistant manager John Dreyer believes Max Crocombe staked a claim to become the club’s first-choice goalkeeper after a superb performance in their goalless draw at Wycombe.Crocombe, a summer signing from Grimsby, made his first start for Burton having replaced the injured Jamal Blackman from the bench during Tuesday night’s defeat at Shrewsbury.The 30-year-old New Zealander m...Full Story »

Frustrated Michael Flynn felt individual errors cost Swindon as they dropped two Sky Bet League Two points in a thrilling 5-5 draw at Wrexham.The Robins led through Jake Young’s header and Charlie Austin doubled their advantage, before Jake Bickerstaff got one back. However, Daniel Kemp curled home and Young bagged his second as the visitors were 4-1 up at half-time.Lee’s penalty and...Full Story »

John Coleman knows wins are special but Jack Nolan’s late free-kick against Harrogate in Accrington’s 2-1 victory gave him more pleasure than most.Stanley dominated the game in terms of chances and took the lead in the 28th minute with Sean McConville curling a free-kick into the top of the net.Reds defender Seb Quirk was sent off for two bookable offences on 82 minutes and, from the...Full Story »

Substitute Aaron Connolly scored a late brace as Hull came from behind to beat 10-man Blackburn 2-1 in a breathless encounter.Rovers were up against it from the 17th minute when Harry Pickering was given his marching orders for upending Liam Delap when clean through but displayed great resilience and managed to take a 74th-minute lead through Sam Gallagher.However, Hull recovered superbly and Co...Full Story »

Port Vale celebrated their first League One away win since January 1 as Funso Ojo’s 87th-minute goal settled an end-to-end 3-2 win over Charlton.Summer signing Alfie May opened his goal account for Charlton in the 10th minute. The striker rifled his penalty home after referee Sunny Singh Gill ruled that keeper Connor Ripley had impeded Daniel Kanu.Alex Iacovitti cleared a Corey Blackett-Ta...Full Story »

A stoppage-time strike from Jack Powell salvaged Crewe a point from a 2-2 League Two draw with Walsall.The Railwaymen came from two down at Gresty Road after an early goal from Freddy Draper and a belting effort from Issac Hutchinson in the first half appeared to have earned Walsall their second success of the campaign.But Powell’s late cross from the left evaded everyone to land in the ne...Full Story »

Unbeaten Blackpool registered a third consecutive 0-0 draw in League One as they were held at home by Leyton Orient.Goalkeepers Dan Grimshaw and Sam Howes both produced excellent performances to ensure the deadlock was not broken and earn newly-promoted Orient their first point of the season.Shayne Lavery went close to giving Blackpool a fourth-minute lead but Howes was on hand to deny him.At th...Full Story »

Substitute Matt Dennis scored a late winner as MK Dons staged a comeback to beat Colchester 3-2 in Sky Bet League Two.Dennis fired home in the 10th minute of stoppage time to make it three wins from four for the Dons and move them up to second place in the table.Ex-Colchester man Alex Gilbey equalised in the 88th minute after Joe Taylor’s brace had cancelled out Mo Eisa’s early opene...Full Story »

Macauley Langstaff scored a brace as Notts County strolled to a 3-1 League Two win over Doncaster to secure their first away triumph of the campaign.Last season’s National League top-scorer Langstaff netted his first two goals of the campaign while Jodi Jones also found the net as the Magpies dominated at the Eco-Power Stadium.After a scrappy opening to the game, Langstaff – who scor...Full Story »

Livingston booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Viaplay Cup with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ayr United.The Scottish Premiership hosts avoided a potential banana skin, with goals in each half from Joel Nouble and Cristian Montano seeing off their Championship visitors.Livingston, defeated 3-0 by Inverness in last season’s Scottish Cup, looked in no mood to allow lightning to ...Full Story »

Mitch Pinnock scored a remarkable goal in the final minute of normal time as Northampton picked up their first win of the Sky Bet League One season by beating local rivals Peterborough 1-0 at Sixfields.Pinnock’s volley from 40 yards out, carried over the line by goalkeeper Nicholas Bilokapic, gave the Cobblers their first win in this fixture since 2006 and ended Posh’s 100 per cent s...Full Story »

Jobe Bellingham scored a brace to help Sunderland come from behind and secure their first points of the Championship campaign with a 2-1 win over Rotherham.Hakeem Odoffin had given Rotherham a shock lead 20 minutes into the contest but Bellingham’s close-range header drew his side level almost immediately, and his smart finish early in the second half secured three deserved points for Tony...Full Story »

Southampton boss Russell Martin felt Che Adams’ stoppage-time winner against Plymouth was no coincidence after a “relentless” second-half showing from his side at Home Park.The clash between last season’s League One champions Argyle and relegated Premier League side Saints looked set to end in a draw after Ryan Hardie quickly cancelled out Nathan Tella’s 49th-minute...Full Story »

James Norwood netted a stoppage-time equaliser to rescue a point for Oldham as they drew 1-1 with Chesterfield.The visitors started the brighter of the two sides and almost had the opener but Norwood headed just wide of the target from inside the area.Chesterfield then had a great opportunity to hit the front just after the half-hour mark but Branden Horton smashed a volley over the crossbar at ...Full Story »

The ninth edition of the Women’s World Cup is almost over with only the final left to play.A new winner will be crowned when England and Spain do battle in Sydney on Sunday.Here, the PA news agency takes a look at what we learned from this tournament.USA dominance overOur time Down Under comes to an end. 💔#USWNT x @Visa pic.twitter.com/X2g0NHqg38— U.S. Women''s National Socce...Full Story »

Sweden struck in either half to retain their World Cup best of the rest status with victory over co-hosts Australia in the third-place play-off.A Fridolina Rolfo penalty and fine Kosovare Asllani strike secured a 2-0 win for Sweden, who never looked in danger of losing to the home favourites in Brisbane.Peter Gerhardsson’s side responded magnificently to their last-minute semi-final exit a...Full Story »

The glamorous daughter of Premier League legend Alan has become an icon in her own right on social media. Hollie Shearer wore a double denim top and skirt Credit: instagram @hollieshearer She has 82,000 followers on Instagram Credit: instagram @hirestreetuk She has a following of over 82,000 on Instagram. And her latest post showed exactly why. Hollie, 28, posted a video to her page wearing...Full Story »

Let's start our 7M Daily Laugh today.   CFCReece James will be out for months with hamstring injury   De Gea now   The never ending cycle of Sevilla   Scott Carson has the best job in the world. This guy is just collecting medals for fun.   Source: Create your own happiness   Cristiano Ronaldo on Sergio Ramos reaching 60 million followers on Instagram &...Full Story »

Chelsea have completed the signing of midfielder Romeo Lavia from Southampton for a reported £53million, possibly rising to £58m, taking their total number of first-team acquisitions this summer to eight.The 19-year-old, who has played just 29 times in the Premier League, has signed a seven-year deal having made clear earlier this week his desire to move to Stamford Bridge over Liver...Full Story »

Liverpool have signed Wataru Endo Liverpool have announced the £16m signing of Japan midfielder Wataru Endo from Stuttgart. The 30-year-old has joined the Reds on a four-year deal, which will keep him at Anfield until 2027. Endo was captain at Stuttgart and can offer Liverpool plenty of experience and drive in the middle of the park, after they missed out on Romeo Lavia and Moises Caiced...Full Story »